Diary concert

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After my death, no one will find in my papers (this is my consolation) the least information about what has really filled my life, find the inscription in my innermost being which explains everything and what, more often than not, makes what the world would call trifles into, for me, events of immense importance, and which I too consider of no significance once I take away the secret note which explains it.

– Søren Kierkegaard's diary – about the secret note (1843-1844)

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Dear diary…

Many people probably associate writing a diary with childhood or adolescence. Lying in your room and writing down your deepest thoughts, dreams and secrets in a confidential book with a little padlock. But when was the last time you actually wrote a diary?

In a hectic everyday life, where we have almost unlimited opportunities to share our lives on social media, the analog format of the diary does something very special. The diary does not have to be great literature (but it can be) – here, no one interferes with what or how you write. The diary is a private and performance-free space. A small, personal everyday ritual where you can process, document and reflect on life's big and small events. From big, existential questions to secret crushes, or maybe just the weather.

That is why we dedicate this evening to journal writing. With live music, we create an atmospheric setting for your writing in The Old Reading Room. We provide writing utensils and a stack of brand new journals, and when you're finished, you can of course take the book home to continue writing.

Whether you write a diary every day, or this is the first time you are trying out the genre, there is room for you. Come alone or with someone you love – all you need to bring is your presence and a desire to immerse yourself, and we will take care of the rest.

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Farsø 17 October

We have been given a photographic device, I am going to be a photographer.

I think it's a waste to keep a diary. You don't forget nearly as easily. Every bad word will be in print – and the pages never forget.

But I've started and then...

— Thit Jensen, Stronger than Faith (1910)

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Participants

Malin William-Olsson on violin.

Dorothea Woolf on cello.

Malin William-Olsson and Dorothea Wolff are two international classical musicians, both living in Østerbro in Copenhagen. Educated in Cologne and Boston respectively, and with many years of professional experience abroad, they are now active in some of the most recognised orchestras and music communities in Denmark. They are, among other things, the driving force behind the innovative musician collective Østerbro Koncertforening.